1. How many patients presenting to the Emergency Department were detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act each month from January 2018 to December 2020?
2. What was the average length of stay in the Emergency Department for those patients who were detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act in:
a. 2018;
b. 2019;
c. 2020?
3. How many patients detained under section 136 at the time of presenting to the Emergency Department were transferred to a psychiatric hospital each month from January 2018 to December 2020?
4. How many patients detained under section 136 at the time of presenting to the Emergency Department were discharged home (rather than to another hospital) each month from January 2018 to December 2020?

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